Places to visit in Gaya, Bihar

9 places to see in Gaya, including pilgrimage routes, temples & shrines, monuments & heritage. Each page has the best time, how long to plan, and what is open on the date you choose.

• Bodh Gaya Archaeological MuseumGaya, Bihar · MuseumsThe ASI museum holding the original railing pillars of the Mahabodhi Temple. Closed Fridays.
• Brahmayoni HillGaya, Bihar · Pilgrimage Routes440 steps up the hill where the Buddha gave the Fire Sermon, for the best view over Gaya.
• Dungeshwari (Mahakala) CavesGaya, Bihar · CavesThe hill caves where the Buddha starved for six years before choosing the middle way.
• Great Buddha StatueGaya, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageThe 80-foot meditating Buddha of Bodh Gaya, consecrated by the Dalai Lama in 1989.
• Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh GayaGaya, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere the Buddha found enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. UNESCO site, best at dawn or after dark.
• Mangla Gauri TempleGaya, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shakti Peeth on a low hill in Gaya, ten minutes' climb from Vishnupad.
• Sujata Stupa, BakraurGaya, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageThe brick stupa across the river marking the home of Sujata, who fed the Buddha kheer.
• The Monasteries of Bodh GayaGaya, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThai, Japanese, Bhutanese and Tibetan monasteries in one small town. Busiest December to February.
• Vishnupad TempleGaya, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesVishnu's footprint on the Phalgu, where India comes to feed its ancestors each Pitru Paksha.

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